People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Niger

Niger: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 45.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
45.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
73rd
of 97 countries
All-time high
45.1%
in 2014
All-time low
27.8%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Niger, 2000–2017

010203040502000200820172000: 27.8 lowest2001: 27.8 lowest2002: 27.8 lowest2003: 27.8 lowest2004: 27.8 lowest2005: 29.5 lowest2006: 31.3 lowest2007: 33 lowest2008: 34.7 lowest2009: 36.4 lowest2010: 38.2 lowest2011: 39.9 lowest2012: 41.6 lowest2013: 43.4 lowest2014: 45.1 lowest2015: 45.1 lowest2016: 45.1 lowest2017: 45.1 lowest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.

Analysis

Niger recorded 45.1% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Niger peaked at 45.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 2000.

Niger ranks 73rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Niger, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Niger, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 27.8%
2001 27.8% +0.0%
2002 27.8% +0.0%
2003 27.8% +0.0%
2004 27.8% +0.0%
2005 29.5% +6.2%
2006 31.3% +5.8%
2007 33.0% +5.5%
2008 34.7% +5.2%
2009 36.4% +5.0%
2010 38.2% +4.7%
2011 39.9% +4.5%
2012 41.6% +4.3%
2013 43.4% +4.1%
2014 45.1% +4.0%
2015 45.1% +0.0%
2016 45.1% +0.0%
2017 45.1% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.4% 27.8% 36.4% 10
2010s 42.9% 38.2% 45.1% 8

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 70 Guinea-Bissau 48.0% compare
  2. 71 Senegal 48.0% compare
  3. 72 Eswatini 45.5% compare
  4. 74 Afghanistan 45.0% compare
  5. 75 Rwanda 43.0% compare
  6. 76 Central African Republic 42.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Niger?
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Niger was 45.1% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 2014.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 2000.
How does Niger rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
Niger ranks 73rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Niger data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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